Category Archives: change

Walking in Storm Clouds

Posted on August 3, 2013 by greenmackenzie

The warm stillness of the day had gathered in my bones, and I felt the urge to walk it out. I needed space, movement and freshness so I headed for the coast. The sky was filled with patches of white … Continue reading →

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Eternal Cycles

Posted on July 25, 2013 by greenmackenzie

We stood at the crossroads Caught In the middle of twilight Gazing across eternal Elysian Fields. The golden spell of the dying west Countered by the silver moon Grown plump and round The grasses had drunk their fill of gold … Continue reading →

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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Posted on June 19, 2013 by greenmackenzie

I was shocked when I looked back and found these photos which were taken at most 4 weeks ago. We walked the same woods yesterday and found them changed almost beyond recognition. The soft lime-green canopy of spring has given … Continue reading →

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Fleeting clouds

Posted on June 8, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Every moment in life is fleeting. Before we have even noticed time has shuffled us along to the next moment, the next experience. Sometimes it’s good to pause and notice the wonder unfolding around us. I took this photo just … Continue reading →

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Ocean Spell

Posted on May 30, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Moonlight lapped the deserted shore as she slipped the once familiar furs over her cool skin. Her whole body released the tension she had held these past nine years. Her breath slowed as the oceans rhythm flowed once more through … Continue reading →

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Woodland Awakening

Posted on May 18, 2013 by greenmackenzie

There’s a soft earthy path which winds away into the wild woods. We can walk together along its soft curves, deeper and deeper into the trees. Here we can escape our worried thoughts, moving closer and closer into a vibrant … Continue reading →

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Door of Shadows

Posted on May 6, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Would you walk through the door of gold, into the world of shadows. Would you walk if you knew that treasure gleamed Beckoning you forwards. You can leave behind any thing, everything. Bring only what you can carry. Tomorrow is … Continue reading →

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Rising Above

Posted on May 4, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Some days, when the world feels noisy and cramped, its good to climb up out of the city and into the fresh clear air of the hills above. Follow me up the steep slopes of Arthur’s Seat, rising from the … Continue reading →

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Persephone’s Heart

Posted on April 27, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Buried deep within the core of each one of us, is our capacity to love. We need to use that capacity first on our relationship with ourself. Then like Persephone we can move safely through the places of light and … Continue reading →

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Eternal Struggle

Posted on April 15, 2013 by greenmackenzie

Do you ever have days like this….. where it feels as though you have to wrestle your life from the choking grasp of fate. Where the struggle seems hopeless And you might lose everything? The universe threw me a nasty … Continue reading →